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Make a Classroom Map
Students map the items in their classroom to explain the importance of coordinate systems.
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Help Mary Find Her Way Home
Students discover the first quadrant of the coordinate plane by using coordinate points to give directions. They show a lost girl the way home using coordinate points. They add definitions to their math journals.
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Line 'Em Up!
Young scholars find coordinate points on a grid and create a line graph with those points. This lesson should ideally be used during a unit on various types of graphs. They make and use coordinate systems to specify locations and to...
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How Big is a Dinosaur?
Fourth graders create enlarged replica of a stegosaurus drawing, using a grid to practice coordinates.
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Ordered Pairs and Linear Systems
In this ordered pair and linear systems worksheet, students problem solve two equations involving ordered pairs and solving linear systems by graphing.
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Lessen the Loan
Middle-schoolers explore the concept linear equations. They use the internet to navigate through videos and problems. Pupils problem solve to determine rates of change, slope, and x and y-intercepts.
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Rotational Symmetry
For this rotational symmetry worksheet, 10th graders identify and compare 10 different figures illustrated on the sheet. They write the order of rotational symmetry seen in each figure as compared to the others. They also define an...
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Coordinates
These simple slides demonstrate how to use ordered pairs. They explain how a coordinate plane is set up, then show a series of images located on the grid. The class decides which ordered pair is missing from each object, then determine...
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Introducing the Concept: Ordered Pairs
Learners review ordered pairs. In this graphing lesson, students review ordered pairs with the teacher. This lesson includes a brief teacher script to help guide the learners in understanding.
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Learn How to Graph
Students examine various types of charts and discover how to construct a line graph. Using graph paper, they construct a graph displaying weight loss over a five-year period. They draw copnclusions from the completed graphs.
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Functions and Graphing
Graphing functions in a real world application makes math come to life. Learners graph points on a coordinate plane and identify various points on a graph by working through a set of real world problems. This is a perfect review exercise.
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Tides, Eclipses, Day and Night, and Seasons
In this earth science worksheet, students use the clues given at the bottom of the sheet to complete the crossword puzzle on tides, eclipses, day and night, and the seasons of the year. There are 17 clues to solve in the puzzle.
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Froot Loop to the Max - Ordered pairs
For this Froot Loop to the Max worksheet, students complete 21 different sets of ordered pairs. They plot each of the ordered pairs listed on the sheet, connecting them in order from #1 through #21. Then, students determine whether it is...
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Design Project: Simple component curve-tracer circuit
In this circuit activity students complete a series of short answer questions on using a tracer circuit. There are answers with this activity.
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Midpoint
In this online math worksheet, students compute the midpoint between two sets of coordinate pairs. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A terrific...
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Coordinate Planes - Area of Triangle
In this online math worksheet, students find the area of a variety of triangles given the measurements of their vertices. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into...
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XY Coordinate Planes - Area of Trapezoids
In this online math activity, high schoolers calculate the area of a variety of trapezoids. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A terrific teaching tool!
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Plotting Worksheet
In this plotting worksheet, students discuss the short term and long term problems of both the hero and the heroine. Students track the problems as they worsen and are ultimately resolved.
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Coordinates
Students identify and label the coordinate planes by the four different quadrants. In this geometry lesson, students plot an ordered pair correctly. They identify and differentiate between rational and irrational numbers.
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Saving the Bald Eagle
Students plot on a coordinate plane. In this algebra lesson, students identify points on a coordinate plane and graph lines given coordinate pairs. They create a model as they study bald eagles and their growth and decay.
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Coordinate Graphs, Translations and Reflections
Pupils perform translations and reflections. For this algebra lesson, students use the TI calculator to graph functions. They move the functions around on the coordinate plane using translation and reflection.
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Tetrominoes and Translations
Students explore geometry by participating in a pattern identification activity. In this tetrominoes lesson, students define the characteristics of congruent and symmetrical shapes. Students practice translating shapes across quadrants...
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Pythagorean Theorem
Students explore the Pythagorean Theorem. For this math lesson, students apply the Pythagorean Theorem to real life situations. Students find the hypotenuse and solve real world problems.
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Graphing on a Coordinate Grid
Students work in groups to create a graph on a coordinate grid. In this graphing lesson plan, students analyze data and put it into their graph by plotting points.